§ MR. LLOYD-GEORGE (Carnarvon, &c.)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury whether there is a probability of the negotiations now pending for the grant of a lease of the Gwylwyr Sett Quarry, Pistyll, Carnarvonshire, being brought to a speedy and successful determination? I wish further to ask, whether, having regard to the vital importance of the Gwylwyr Sett Quarry, Pistyll, Carnarvonshire, to the quarrying population in that district, he will take steps to ensure that no lease shall be granted of that quarry which does not contain a proviso for its being worked by an edequate number of men; and whether, in the event of there being more than one application for such a lease, he will advise the selection of the applicant who has the greatest interest in and is the most likely to develop the quarry.
§ MR. JACKSONThere is a probability that the negotiations will be brought to a speedy and successful determination. It is usual to insert in Crown leases of quarries a convenant requiring the employment of a certain number of men, and, so far as is known at present, there seems no reason for omitting that covenant in the case of the Gwylwyr Quarry.